News tagged with social pressure
Many companies fall short of social responsibility promises
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether eliminating child labor, creating environmentally friendly technology or working against all forms of corruption, many corporations fail to become socially responsible despite promises to change, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Data mining depression
Could information technology and data mining techniques be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of depression? That's the question scientists in Australia hope to have answered in a forthcoming issue of the International Jo ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Peer pressure builds more latrines than financial assistance
Government subsidies persuade some people to change habits, but social shame works even better, suggests a recent study of efforts to reduce elevated childhood death and disease rates blamed on the microbial pathogens that ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Socio-cultural, genetic data work together to reveal health disparities
When it comes to health disparities between different groups, how society sees people in terms of race might play a greater role than genetics, according to a new University of Florida study.
Sep 09, 2009 |
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One in ten 16 year olds have self-harmed
One in ten 16 year olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed in the past year, according to new research by ARK at Queen’s University and the University of Ulster.
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Peer pressure plays major role in environmental behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do -- a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Health and well-being in old age: It's still money that counts
The impact that wealth and social class has on people's well-being in old age is far greater than is often assumed. New research from the Economic and Social Research Council reveals just how great the difference really is ...
May 07, 2009 |
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